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The currently streaming Sailor Moon reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, has sort of an unusual schedule. Rather than showing a new episode every week, like most anime series, a new installment of Crystal is released on the first and third Saturday of every month.

It’s important to note that this doesn’t mean viewers get a new episode every other week. This year, August had five Saturdays, meaning that at one point there was a three-week gap between episodes. We’re sure hard-core fans were miffed, but we think sponsor Bandai will be able to smooth things over and make everyone forget about the inconvenience by opening preorders for its newest batch of merchandise, the second round of Sailor Moon lingerie sets, featuring colors for every member of the main cast.

Last winter, Bandai teamed up with intimate apparel maker Peach John to create bra and pantie sets for the first five Sailor Scouts: Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus.

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The whole batch sold out almost immediately, but now you can order new, powered-up versions which move the ribbon from the back of the panties to an included pleated skirt.

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Once again, the core Inner Senshi are all represented.

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This time, though, they’re also joined by sets inspired by Sailor Moon’s daughter, Chibi Moon…

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…same-sex couple Sailors Uranus and Neptune…

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…and the mysterious Sailors Pluto and Saturn.

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Each set includes a bra, pair of panties, skirt, and ribbon choker, and retails for 7,538 yen (US$74.60). This makes them a little pricier than the old sets’ 5,122 yen, but pleated skirts aren’t free, after all. The new sets can be ordered here from the Premium Bandai website, with delivery scheduled for March next year.

Source; Hachima Kikou
Images: Premium Bandai